Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, the recently announced Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Marvel Studios’ What If…?, Disney Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.
Please be aware that for this specific role, having a valid work permit for Spain/Europe is a requirement.
This role is set to work with our Sydney team, so the hours would need a crossover with Australia. Ideally 6am to 8am (Madrid time) to crossover with our Sydney studio, add the 6 hours can be worked whenever you please.
The CG FX Artist participates in the creation of the film's various FX under the direction of the CG FX Supervisor and the CG Supervisor. The artist relies on both strong technical skills and a developed aesthetic sense to produce high quality FX, true to the style of the film. The artist will be responsible for the creation of setups and the propagation of simulations such as fire, smoke, water, particles etc. in the shots. The manufacturing of these FX will be done in accordance with the internal technical workflow and the artistic vision established on the project.
About you:
- Mid to Senior level candidates with production experience in CG animated features/animated episodic; (4+ yrs)
- Portfolios with mature, graphic stylization of reality preferred. Somewhat in the vein of Spiderverse, Entergalactic, Arcane and The Witness [Love, Death, Robots] ;
- Demo Reel focused on FX in CG animated films/animated episodic, not VFX;
- Excellent knowledge of Houdini, Katana and Arnold with knowledge of Maya and Nuke an advantage;
- Efficiently execute lookdev and high quality 3D effects including a full range of customary CG effects such as particles, fluids and destruction;
- Assist in setting up or maintaining the library of effects presets which can be loaded and applied to multiple shots;
- Generate compatible caches to export into various software, rendering the effects in show compatible image format elements as needed;
- Assist with training and provide ongoing support for junior crew members if required.
Key Measures of Success:
- Ability to successfully take and interpret a creative brief, whether a verbal or visual brief;
- Be able to work within a team and maintain good team dynamics;
- Ability to problem solve and predict potential problems with assigned tasks;
- Ability to self manage and complete tasks within production deadlines;
- Communicate and seek information when necessary;
- Be adaptable, flexible and responsive to changes.
Specific requirement:
- Valid work permit for Spain.
Why work with us?
- We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
- We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a Kulture Klub dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
- We offer hybrid working mode, with two days remote a week.
- If you love dogs as much as we do, you can bring them to work!
- Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.
- We have a full slate and plans for international expansion so there is always plenty of opportunity for career development.
- Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!
Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What We Do
Flying Bark Productions Pty Ltd is internationally recognized as Australia’s leading producer of quality children’s animated entertainment, known for its high quality film and television properties ranging from pre-school to young adult.
The mission of Flying Bark Productions is to create great animated entertainment for children. We employ Australia’s top talents in animation, the visual arts, screen writing and composing to produce a diverse and enchanted range of feature films, television programs and new media products
